Corporate group · United States
Paypal Holdings, Inc.
See the institutions that GLEIF records as consolidated by Paypal Holdings, Inc., with or without a BIC. Consolidation is an accounting relationship reported to GLEIF; it does not show ownership shares or control.
The group at a glance
Every row is the same 11 institutions, split by one attribute
Type
- Money service business 4 · 36%
- Payments & e-money 3 · 27%
- Non-financial corporate 2 · 18%
- Credit institution 1 · 9.1%
- Financial institution 1 · 9.1%
Identification
- BIC only 4 · 36%
- BIC and a register licence 2 · 18%
- Register only, no BIC 5 · 46%
Regulation level
- Prudential licence 4 · 36%
- AML registration only 4 · 36%
- Not on a tracked register 3 · 27%
Region
- North America 5 · 46%
- East Asia & Pacific 4 · 36%
- Europe & Central Asia 2 · 18%
LEI
- LEI mapped 11 · 100%
View as table
| Attribute | Institutions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Type | ||
| Money service business | 4 | 36% |
| Payments & e-money | 3 | 27% |
| Non-financial corporate | 2 | 18% |
| Credit institution | 1 | 9.1% |
| Financial institution | 1 | 9.1% |
| Identification | ||
| BIC only | 4 | 36% |
| BIC and a register licence | 2 | 18% |
| Register only, no BIC | 5 | 46% |
| Regulation level | ||
| Prudential licence | 4 | 36% |
| AML registration only | 4 | 36% |
| Not on a tracked register | 3 | 27% |
| Region | ||
| North America | 5 | 46% |
| East Asia & Pacific | 4 | 36% |
| Europe & Central Asia | 2 | 18% |
| LEI | ||
| LEI mapped | 11 | 100% |
An institution is one entry in the directory: a BIC8 in Swift’s directory, or a firm on a tracked register that holds no BIC. Licences held by an institution with a BIC are shown on its page.
GLEIF relationship records as at 25 September 2026 · BIC data as at 23 September 2026
Institutions in the group
All 11 institutions that GLEIF records in the group, with or without a BIC: prudentially supervised and larger institutions first.
- Paypal Europe, S.A R.L et Cie, S.C.A. BIC PPLXLULL Credit institutionPrudential licence
- PayPal Hong Kong Limited No BIC Payments & e-moneyPrudential licence
- Paypal Pte. Ltd. BIC PYPTSGS2 Payments & e-moneyCryptoPrudential licence
- Paypal UK LTD BIC PYPTGB22 Payments & e-moneyPrudential licence
- Paypal Canada Co. · trading as PAYPAL, PAYPAL, HYPERWALLET, XOOM, BRAINTREE No BIC Money service businessAML registration only
- Hyperwallet Systems Australia PTY LTD No BIC Money service businessAML registration only
- PayPal Digital, Inc. No BIC Money service businessAML registration only
- PayPal, Inc. · trading as Braintree, Hyperwallet No BIC Money service businessAML registration only
- Hyperwallet Systems Aus Pty LTD BIC HSATAU21 Non-financial corporateNot on a tracked register
- Hyperwallet Systems Inc. BIC HYSYCA81 Non-financial corporateNot on a tracked register
- Paypal Inc. BIC PPALUS66 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
Head entity
GLEIF records Paypal Holdings, Inc. as the parent that consolidates the group, with its head office in the United States.
Paypal Holdings, Inc.
LEI 5493005X2GO78EFZ3E94 · United States · GLEIF record ↗
Paypal Holdings, Inc. is not in the Swift directory or on the tracked registers. It appears here as the head of the group GLEIF records.
Members by country
GLEIF records 10 legal entities of the group in the directory, in 7 countries. Each institution shows its own listings and licences; nothing is inferred from the group.
Canada 2
Register licences in the group
Institutions in the group hold 7 licences and registrations on the tracked registers.
| Register | Holder | Licence | Number | Jurisdiction | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCA-EMI | PayPal UK Ltd | Authorised E-Money Institution | 994790 | United Kingdom | Active |
| MAS-MPI | Paypal PTE. LTD. | Major Payment Institution | Not published by the register | Singapore | Active |
| FINTRAC-MSB | Paypal Canada Co. | MSB | N300001939 | Canada | Active |
| HKMA-SVF | PayPal Hong Kong Limited | Stored Value Facility licensee | SVF0008 | Hong Kong SAR China | Active |
| FINCEN-MSB | PayPal Digital, Inc. | — | Not published by the register | United States | Active |
| FINCEN-MSB | PayPal, Inc. | — | Not published by the register | United States | Active |
| FINTRAC-MSB | Paypal Canada Co. | MSB | M19890412 | Canada | Inactive |
Where the group is present
The group’s institutions are in 7 countries.
United States 3Australia 2Canada 2Hong Kong SAR China 1Luxembourg 1Singapore 1United Kingdom 1
In Elucidate research
One Elucidate article names Paypal Holdings, Inc..
Sources & method
Group membership follows GLEIF accounting-consolidation relationships as at 25 September 2026. It does not cover ownership below consolidation.
Sanctions listings are matched on the BIC and on the LEI mapped to it, so they cover institutions that hold a BIC only. Institutions without a BIC are not screened. Always screen against the official lists.
Read the methodology →Sources for this page
- GLEIF relationship records (Level 2)—accounting consolidation as reported to GLEIF · about Level 2 data ↗ as at 25 September 2026
- Swift ISO 9362 BIC directory—institutions and branch codes, mapped to LEIs through the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file. As at 23 September 2026
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